Million Air Winter 2023/24

CITY by Becca Hensley

Ra ffl es Singapore, The Sarkies Suite SINGAPORE Oh, if the walls could talk at Ra ffl es Singapore, the Garden City’s stunningly renovated, nonpareil, historic hotel. From Singapore Slings tippled at the Long Bar by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham, to the tale of an escaped tiger who hid away from the circus beneath the hotel’s restaurant, the more-than-a-century-old Ra ffl es bears a nearly mystic status among world travelers. No better place to immerse yourself in its jet-setter’s aura than in the Sarkies Suite, named for the family that founded Ra ffl es and managed it until the early 1930s. Positioned in the Main Building, the 2,798-sq-ft guest room commands views of the leafy Palm Court and the hotel’s trademark porte-cochère. Enriched with antiques and objets d’art, the suite welcomes families and long-stay couples with two bedrooms, separate living and dining areas, a private veranda, and a double vanity bathroom. From $18,000 per night. Contact Amy Ang, director of commercial strategy, amy.ang@ra ffl es.com, +65 641 212 89, ra ffl es.com

Peninsula Shanghai, Peninsula Suite SHANGHAI The lavish Peninsula Shanghai deliberately captures the exotic, east-meets-west nostalgia of the Jazz Age with its ode to vintage design. Note: dramatic, detailed touches — such as pill-shaped hats worn by doormen; shiny, black lacquer furnishings; and reams of sultry silk throughout. Richly plush, over-the-top amenities pamper — such as a fl eet of Rolls-Royce Phantoms to whisk you to the airport. Poised on the historic Bund, the hotel’s placement adds to its element of fantasy. Tuck into the dreamy Peninsula Suite to enjoy its abundance: a creamy extravagance of chinoiserie wallpaper, a private gym, study, two commodious bedrooms, a fi replace, a fully equipped kitchen and a large balcony with vistas across the Huangpu River. From $20,000 per night. Contact Emma Dai, reservation manager, emmadai@peninsula.com, +86 212 327 2888, peninsula.com

St Regis Rome, Royal Suite ROME

When a yearning for dolce far niente calls, only Rome will do — and no place provides a more languorous and elegantly hedonistic setting for self care than St Regis Rome, a sanctum on Piazza della Repubblica. Instituted as a palace of opulence by César Ritz in 1894, the hotel has become even more lavish throughout the years, its marvelous bones continually polished and enhanced by top-tier design visionaries, such as Pierre Yves-Rochon. Discover why luminaries aplenty prefer the 3,299-sq-ft Royal Suite, located on the hotel’s fi rst fl oor — a realm of fi ne fabric, Aubusson carpet, sculptural busts, marble embellishments, a grand antique piano, Murano chandeliers, silk-dressed walls, Louis XVI pieces and Piedmonts furniture. Invite friends for a St Regis midnight supper, served in the private dining room around the marble table. From $20,000 per night. Contact Elena Dittadi, director, elena.dittadi@marriott.com, marriott.com

Photos Ralf Tooten, White Box Studio, Jack Hardy, Almanac